Chronological Period/20th Century
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Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11
$21.99 Add to cart“Better and more comprehensive than any prior account. . . . Those of us who lived through those days will find the book cathartic; those rising generations who were too young to remember 9/11, or who
- Author: Zuckoff, Mitchell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: September 08 2020
- ISBN10: 0062275658
- Language: English
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Escape from . . . Hurricane Katrina
$5.99 Read more“A satisfying read.” —School Library Journal
Hurricane Katrina was one of the most destructive storms in American history. In this fictional tale, daring twins Jo Jo and Sophie battle the raging floo- Series: Escape from . . .
- Author: Dodson, Judy Allen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 06 2021
- ISBN10: 149981108X
- Language: English
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Hotbed: Bohemian Greenwich Village and the Secret Club That Sparked Modern Feminism
$30.00 Read moreThe dazzling story of the Greenwich Village feminists who blazed the trail for the movement’s most radical ideas
On a Saturday in New York City in 1912, around the wooden tables of a popular Greenwich
- Author: Scutts, Joanna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 1541647173
- Language: English
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The Wine-Dark Sea
$15.95 Read moreAt the outset of this adventure filled with disaster and delight, Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin pursue an American privateer through the Great South Sea. The strange color of the ocean reminds Steph… [more below]
- Series: Aubrey/Maturin Novels #16
- Author: O’Brian, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1324021543
- Language: English
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1942: Winston Churchill and Britain’s Darkest Hour
$29.95 Read moreA revelatory new work of popular history focused on the year 1942, as the fate of Britain–and Winston Churchill’s leadership–hangs in the balance.
Eighty years ago, Britain stood at the brink of def- Author: Downing, Taylor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1639362320
- Language: English
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The Shattering: America in the 1960s
$22.00 Read moreOn July 4, 1961, the rising middle-class families of a Chicago neighborhood gathered before their flag-bedecked houses, a confident vision of the American Dream. That vision was shattered over the fol
- Author: Boyle, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: November 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1324036117
- Language: English
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The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy
$19.99 Add to cartA brilliant picture book biography about Thurgood Marshall, who fought for equality during the Civil Rights Movement and served as the first Black justice on the Supreme Court, from Coretta Scott King
- Author: Magoon, Kekla
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0062912518
- Language: English
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Pop’s Bridge
$19.99 Read moreThe Golden Gate Bridge. The impossible bridge, some call it. They say it can’t be built.
But Robert’s father is building it. He’s a skywalker–a brave, high-climbing ironworker. Robert is convinced hi- Author: Bunting, Eve
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0152047735
- Language: English
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The Museum of Innocence
$17.00 Add to cartFrom the Nobel Prize winner and “one of the great novelists” (The Washington Post) comes a stirring exploration of the nature of romance in late 1970s Istanbul.
It is 1975, a perfect spring in Istanbu… [more below]- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Pamuk, Orhan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: October 05 2010
- ISBN10: 0307386244
- Language: English
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The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State
$17.95 Read moreProhibition has long been portrayed as a “noble experiment” that failed, a newsreel story of glamorous gangsters, flappers, and speakeasies. Now at last Lisa McGirr dismantles this cherished myth to r
- Author: McGirr, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 29 2016
- ISBN10: 0393353524
- Language: English
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Dr. Seuss: The Great Doodler
$5.99 Read moreA Step 3 Biography Reader about Theodor Geisel and his transformation from a doodler into the beloved Dr. Seuss. Little Ted Geisel always had a sketchpad and pencil in hand. He was a Boy Scout with a … [more below]
- Series: Step Into Reading
- Author: Klimo, Kate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 26 2016
- ISBN10: 055349760X
- Language: English
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The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-Shek and the Struggle for Modern China, with a New PostScript
$27.00 Add to cartOne of the most momentous stories of the last century is China’s rise from a self-satisfied, anti-modern, decaying society into a global power that promises to one day rival the United States. Chiang
- Author: Taylor, Jay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: April 30 2011
- ISBN10: 0674060490
- Language: English
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The Art of Keeping Cool
$7.99 Read moreThe War At Home
Fear permeates the Rhode Island coastal town where Robert, his mother, and sister are living out the war with his paternal grandparents: Fear of Nazi submarines offshore. Fear of Abel- Series: Aladdin Historical Fiction
- Author: Lisle, Janet Taylor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0689837887
- Language: English
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Best of the ’90s Coloring Book: Color Your Way Through 1990s Art & Pop Culture
$14.99 Read moreColor your way through 1990s pop culture with Best of the ’90s Coloring Book!
Mix coloring with nostalgia, and you have an upbeat activity book that is also therapeutic, for a fun and relaxing escape
- Series: Color Through the Decades #2
- Author: Walter Foster Creative Team
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0760381240
- Language: English
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Franklin and Winston: A Christmas That Changed the World
$18.99 Read moreA compelling look at two leaders who held the world’s fate in their hands — and the holiday visit that sealed a friendship and steered the course of World War II.
At the height of World War II, Presi- Series: Junior Library Guild Selection
- Author: Wood, Douglas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 13 2011
- ISBN10: 0763633836
- Language: English
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Herbert Marcuse, Philosopher of Utopia: A Graphic Biography
$16.95 Read more“I believe that Marcuse’s ideas can be as valuable today as they were fifty years ago.”–Angela Y. Davis, from the foreword
Herbert Marcuse was one of the twentieth century’s most unlikely pop stars: a
- Author: Thorkelson, Nick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 02 2019
- ISBN10: 0872867854
- Language: English
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No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in World War II
$39.95 Read moreThe U.S. 1st Infantry Division (1st ID), familiarly known as the Big Red One, adapted to dynamic battlefield conditions throughout the course of its deployment during World War II by innovat… [more below]
- Series: American Military Experience
- Author: Fontenot, Gregory
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 616
- Publish Date: June 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0826222846
- Language: English
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The Georgia Farmers’ Strike: The American Agricultural Movement vs. Jimmy Carter
$23.99 Read moreAuthor Lee Lancaster retraces the movement of a remarkable time in our nation’s agricultural history.
In 1976, America sent a peanut farmer from Plains to Washington, D.C. Farmers throughout the nat
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Lancaster, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: July 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154253
- Language: English
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Professional Wrestling in Mississippi: A History
$23.99 Read moreBounce off the ropes for a high-flying jaunt through the history of Magnolia State professional wrestling. At its peak, professional wrestling was arguably the most popular sport in Mississippi. The p… [more below]
- Series: Sports
- Author: Martin, Jeffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154288
- Language: English
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A Storm Too Soon (Young Readers Edition): A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80-Foot Seas
$14.99 Read moreA spellbinding tale of maritime disaster, survival, and an absolutely daring rescue from Michael J. Tougias, the author of The Finest Hours, which is now a major motion picture.
When a forty-seven-fo- Series: True Rescue
- Author: Tougias, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 23 2017
- ISBN10: 125011537X
- Language: English
